TMAF’s Meet the Truckers Campaign Grows

Three New Generations of Trucking Families Featured

When TMAF launched the “Meet the Truckers” page on its website in 2018, we aimed to share the personal stories of trucking families who demonstrate the generations in the industry, their rise to success and their motivation to keep on trucking. Each family in the Meet the Truckers campaign shares their own unique and personal tales about their lives in trucking and what drew them to the industry.

In 2018, we heard from the Reed, Otto and Siaz families. This year, TMAF expanded the campaign and is sharing the stories of three more trucking families: the Pottle, Peterson and Garcia families. Read about the new faces of the campaign!

Meet the Pottles

Chelsea Pottle Demmons shares the story of the Pottle family business. You may remember reading about Chelsea, one of the featured “Women of Trucking,” on TMAF’s social media pages during International Women’s Month in 2018. Learn more about Chelsea and the Pottle family here.

Meet the Petersons

Tina Peterson and her husband Dave are partners in life and on the road! Tina, one of four women members of the American Trucking Association‘s 2019–2020 America’s Road Team, was also featured in our 2019 “Women of Trucking” blog post.

Read more about Tina’s rise to success and dedication to safety on the road here.

Meet the Garcias

You may recognize Ralph Garcia (pictured right) as one of the many dedicated drivers who gives his time helping and hauling during significant events of national importance, such as the annual Wreaths Across America, or as the winner of the 2013 National Truck Driving Championships. Ralph, a first-generation truck driver, inspired his brother and two cousins to join him on the road! Read more about Ralph and the Garcia family here.